A nonprofit research consortium called New Harvest is advocating for
the use of lab-grown fish, chicken, and pork. They claim that in vitro
meat would reduce the demand for farm animals, slowing the spread of
diseases (avian influenza, salmonella, etc.) and minimizing the meat
industry’s negative effects on the environment. This lab-grown meat may
appear on the market in as few as five years, mainly in the form of
hamburgers and chicken nuggets.

To read the full article please search online for: The new white meat: raising chicken nuggets in a
Petri dish

2. "Meat consumption is just as dangerous to public
health as tobacco use... It's time we looked into holding the meat
producers and fast-food outlets legally accountable." ~ Neal
Barnard, President Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)

A new study published in the December 2008 issue of Osteoporosis
International indicates that soy protein intake could help protect
against bone loss in post menopausal women. The study, which included
over 400 perimenopausal Chinese women, revealed that the fastest bone
loss occurred in women undergoing menopause – but that soy protein
intake seemed to exert a positive effect on bone health.

Seth Tibbott, inventor of Tofurky and founder and president of Turtle
Island Foods, shares what drove him to become a vegetarian in 1974 and
later on come up with "tofurky" products to much appreciation form
vegetarians.

Burger King settled the lawsuit filed by the Physicians Committee for
Responsible Medicine (PCRM) by agreeing to warn customers that its
grilled chicken entrées contain PhIP, one of a group of carcinogenic
compounds called heterocyclic amines that are produced when meats are
cooked at high temperatures, as in grilling or barbecuing. PCRM had
filed the lawsuit in 2008 against Burger King, along with McDonald's,
Chick-fil-A, Applebee’s, Outback Steakhouse, Chili’s Grill and Bar
Restaurant, and T.G.I. Friday’s in January 2008 for knowingly exposing
their customers to PhIP without warning them of its risks.

To read the full article please search online for: Burger King Alerts Customers to Cancer-Causing
Chemical in Grilled Chicken .